On August 22, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Call for Information and Nominations for a second offshore wind sale in the Central Atlantic. The Call initiated a 60-day public comment period that ends on October 21, 2024. During the 60-day public comment period, BOEM will host its Central Atlantic Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting and additional public meetings.
BOEM is hosting in-person “open house” style meetings that will provide an opportunity for the public to learn more about BOEM’s Central Atlantic planning process through interactive stations and individualized discussions with BOEM staff. These meetings will include opportunities to provide written comments. Registration is encouraged.
Ocean City, Maryland
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Roland E. Powell Convention Center – Dockside Hall – 4001 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Date: September 25, 2024
Time: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Fairfield Inn and Suites Rehoboth Beach – 19113 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Date: September 26, 2024
Time: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Stockton University, Atlantic City Campus – Fannie Lou Hamer Event Room – 3711 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
BOEM will also hold a virtual public meeting on October 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. which will include an opportunity for the public to provide oral feedback. Registration is required for that virtual public hearing.
To provide comments directly to the federal government visit www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2024-0040 to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials available for this notice. Click on the “Comment” button below the document link. Enter your information and comment, then click “Submit Comment”; or send via U.S. Postal Service to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Mail Stop VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166.
BOEM was established in 2010 by then Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar with the purpose of reassigning responsibilities previously conducted by the Minerals Management Service into new management structures aimed at improving management, oversight and accountability of activities in the Outer Continental Shelf. According to the actual secretarial order, BOEM was established to “ensure a fair return to the taxpayer from royalty and revenue disbursement activities and provide independent safety and environmental oversight and enforcement of offshore activities.”
